Barrett-Jackson Helps Raise More Than $4 Million for Charity During the 2009 Scottsdale Auction
FFeb. 18, 2009
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company recently announced that it
helped raise $4.4 million for local and national charities during the 38th
annual Scottsdale auction Jan. 11-18, 2009. Funds at the automotive lifestyle
event were gathered through the sale of 15 collector vehicles, crowd donations
and fundraisers like the Childhelp Drive The Dream Gala. Barrett-Jackson does
not collect commissions on vehicles sold entirely for charity.
"Charity fundraising has always been a cornerstone of our Scottsdale event,"
said Craig Jackson, Chairman/CEO of Barrett-Jackson. "We helped raise nearly $7
million at our three events in 2008, and started 2009 off with an amazing $4.4
million. We sold some incredible vehicles to collect those charity dollars,
including the first production 2010 Camaro and the wild Superbird tribute. I'm
proud to carry on the Barrett-Jackson legacy of helping charities that my father
and Tom Barrett started nearly 40 years ago."
One of the highlights of the auction was the sale of the 1970 Plymouth Superbird
custom tribute to benefit The Darrell Gwynn Foundation. The crowd roared when
NASCAR legend Richard Petty climbed from the driver's seat and joined the
auctioneers at the podium. After intense bidding and generous crowd donations,
the Superbird sold for $501,100.
Automakers General Motors and Ford Motor Company also took part in the charity
excitement by auctioning the rights to several first retail production vehicles.
GM's first 2010 Chevy Camaro fetched $350,000 for the American Heart
Association. Ford auctioned the 2010 Mustang FR500CJ Cobra Jet prototype for
$375,000 and the first retail production 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor for $130,000,
both to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
"Car collectors are among the most giving people in the world," added Steve
Davis, president of Barrett-Jackson. "And Barrett-Jackson has become a conduit
for them to support worthwhile causes. To ensure that charities received the
funding they deserve during these tough economic times, we brought together an
impressive crop of charity vehicles and bidders who really stepped up for these
organizations. We look forward to a successful event in Palm Beach and raising
more money for charity there."
Vehicles sold for charity in Scottsdale include:
-- 1970 Plymouth Superbird custom tribute -- $501,100 (The Darrell Gwynn
Foundation)
-- 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR "Jeff Gordon's" -- $500,000
(Hendrick Marrow Program)
-- 2009 Ford Mustang FR500CJ Cobra Jet prototype -- $375,000 (JDRF)
-- 2010 Chevrolet Camaro "First Retail Production" -- $350,000 (American
Heart Association)
-- 1967 Plymouth Barracuda custom -- $200,000 (EAA Young Eagles)
-- 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo NASCAR "Tony Stewart's" -- $165,000 (The
Darrell Gwynn Foundation)
-- 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor "First Retail Production" -- $130,000
(JDRF)
-- 2008 Chevy Tahoe custom with autographed MLB hood -- $100,000 (MLB
Charities)
-- 2008 Ford Mustang GT ROUSH P-51A -- $100,000 (Speedway Children's
Charities)
-- 2008 Barrett-Jackson Edition Ford Shelby GT -- $72,000 (Carroll Shelby
Children's Foundation)
-- 2009 60th Anniversary NASCAR Motorcycle -- $50,000 (Victory Junction
Gang)
-- 1961 GMC Carryall -- $50,000 (Boy Scouts of America)
-- 1957 Ford Thunderbird -- $50,000 (McPherson College)
-- 2008 Ford Mustang GT GR40 -- $50,000 (Phoenix Theatre)
-- 2008 Ford Mustang GT -- $45,000 (International Children's Heart
Foundation)
Barrett-Jackson will continue its charity efforts during the 7th annual Palm
Beach auction April 9-11, 2009. Scheduled to cross the block is a 1969 RS/SS
Camaro custom built by "Super Chevy" magazine and Route 66 Motorsports. Dubbed
"Project American Heroes," all proceeds from the sale of the Camaro will benefit
the Armed Forces Foundation.
